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lactose

/ˈlæk.toʊs/ noun B1
  1. The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds. (countable, uncountable)

Plural lactoses

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